New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 12:1-12

1BoastingΚαυχᾶσθαιKauchasthaiG2744is necessaryδεῖ,deiG1163,thoughμέν,menG3303it is not profitableσυμφέρονsumpheronG4851;but I will goἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064on to visionsὀπτασίαςoptasiasG3701andrevelationsἀποκαλύψειςapokalupseisG602of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

2I knowG3609a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547who fourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094agoπρὸproG4253--whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983I do not knowG3609,orεἴτεeiteG1535out of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983I do not knowG3609,GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG3609--suchG5108a manτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108wascaughtἁρπαγένταharpagentaG726up to thethirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

3And I knowG3609howG3609suchτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108a manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444--whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983orεἴτεeiteG1535apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983I do not knowG3609,GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG3609--

4wascaughtἡρπάγηhērpagēG726up intoParadiseπαράδεισονparadeisonG3857and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191inexpressibleἄρρηταarrētaG731wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,whichἃhaG3739a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444is not permittedἐξὸνexonG1832to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980.

5On behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of suchG5108a manτοιούτουtoioutouG5108I will boastκαυχήσομαι,kauchēsomaiG2744;but on my ownG1683behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228I will not boastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744,exceptG1508in regard to myweaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769.

6For ifἐὰνeanG1437I do wishθελήσωthelēsōG2309to boastκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744I will not befoolishἄφρων·aphrōnG878,for I will be speakingG3004the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225;but I refrainφείδομαιpheidomaiG5339from this,soG3361that noG3361oneG5100will creditλογίσηταιlogisētaiG3049me with moreG5228thanG5228he seesβλέπειblepeiG991inme orἢēG2228hearsἀκούειakoueiG191from me.

7Because of the surpassingG5236greatnessG5236of therevelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602,for thisG1352reasonG1352,to keepμὴmēG3361me from exaltingὑπεραίρωμαι,huperairōmaiG5229myself, there was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325me athornσκόλοψskolopsG4647in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561, amessengerἄγγελοςangelosG32of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567totormentκολαφίζῃkolaphizēG2852me--to keepμὴmēG3361me from exaltingὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiG5229myself!

8ConcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228thisτούτουtoutouG3778I imploredπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870the LordκύριονkurionG2962threeτρὶςtrisG5151timesG5151that it might leaveἀποστῇapostēaG868me.

9And He has saidG3004to me,“My graceχάριςcharisG5485is sufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714for you, forpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411is perfectedτελεῖται.teleitaiG5055in weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.”MostG2234gladlyG2234,thereforeοὖνounG3767,I will ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123boastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744aboutG1722my weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,soἵναinaG2443that the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547may dwellἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēG1981in me.

10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I amG2106wellG2106contentG2106with weaknessesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769, withinsultsὕβρεσιν,hubresinG5196, withdistressesἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318, withpersecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375, withdifficultiesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730,for Christ’sΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228; forwhenὅτανhotanG3752I amG770weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenτότεtoteG5119I amεἰμι.¶eimiG1510strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.

11I have becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096foolishἄφρωνaphrōnG878;you yourselvesG4771compelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315me. ActuallyG1063I shouldὤφειλονōpheilonG3784have been commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921by you, forin noG3762respectG3762was I inferiorὑστέρησαhusterēsaG5302to themostG5244eminentG5244apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652,evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I amεἰμι.eimiG1510a nobodyG3762.

12ThesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of a true apostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652were performedκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongG1722you with allπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281, bysignsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592and wondersτέρασινterasinG5059andmiraclesδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411.

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